PMID- 31391260 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20200706 LR - 20200706 IS - 1529-2401 (Electronic) IS - 0270-6474 (Print) IS - 0270-6474 (Linking) VI - 39 IP - 39 DP - 2019 Sep 25 TI - Change in Brain Plasmalogen Composition by Exposure to Prenatal Undernutrition Leads to Behavioral Impairment of Rats. PG - 7689-7702 LID - 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2721-18.2019 [doi] AB - Epidemiological studies suggest that poor nutrition during pregnancy influences offspring predisposition to experience developmental and psychiatric disorders. Animal studies have shown that maternal undernutrition leads to behavioral impairment, which is linked to alterations in monoaminergic systems and inflammation in the brain. In this study, we focused on the ethanolamine plasmalogen of the brain as a possible contributor to behavioral disturbances observed in offspring exposed to maternal undernutrition. Maternal food or protein restriction between gestational day (GD) 5.5 and GD 10.5 resulted in hyperactivity of rat male adult offspring. Genes related to the phospholipid biosynthesis were found to be activated in the PFC, but not in the NAcc or striatum, in the offspring exposed to prenatal undernutrition. Corresponding to these gene activations, increased ethanolamine plasmalogen (18:0p-22:6) was observed in the PFC using mass spectrometry imaging. A high number of crossings and the long time spent in the center area were observed in the offspring exposed to prenatal undernutrition and were mimicked in adult rats via the intravenous injection of ethanolamine plasmalogen (18:0p-22:6) incorporated into the liposome. Additionally, plasmalogen (18:0p-22:6) increased only in the PFC, and not in the NAcc or striatum. These results suggest that brain plasmalogen is one of the key molecules to control behavior, and its injection using liposome is a potential therapeutic approach for cognitive impairment.SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT Maternal undernutrition correlates to developmental and psychiatric disorders. Here, we found that maternal undernutrition in early pregnancy led to hyperactivity in rat male offspring and induced gene activation of phospholipid-synthesizing enzyme and elevation of ethanolamine plasmalogen (18:0p-22:6) level in the PFC. Intravenous injection of ethanolamine plasmalogen (18:0p-22:6) incorporated into the liposome maintained crossing activity and the activity was circumscribed to the center area for a long time period, as in prenatally undernourished offspring with aberrant behavior. Furthermore, the amount of ethanolamine plasmalogen (18:0p-22:6) increased in the PFC of the rat after injection. Our result suggests that brain plasmalogen is one of the key molecules to control behavior and that its injection using liposome is a potential therapeutic approach for cognitive impairment. CI - Copyright (c) 2019 the authors. FAU - Hino, Kodai AU - Hino K AD - Division of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Department of Anatomy, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu 520-2192, Japan. FAU - Kaneko, Shunya AU - Kaneko S AD - Division of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Department of Anatomy, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu 520-2192, Japan. FAU - Harasawa, Toshiya AU - Harasawa T AD - Division of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Department of Anatomy, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu 520-2192, Japan. FAU - Kimura, Tomoko AU - Kimura T AD - Division of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Department of Anatomy, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu 520-2192, Japan. FAU - Takei, Shiro AU - Takei S AD - Department of Environmental Biology, College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chubu University, Kasugai 487-8501, Japan. FAU - Shinohara, Masakazu AU - Shinohara M AD - Division of Epidemiology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe 650-0017, Japan. AD - Integrated Center for Mass Spectrometry, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe 650-0017, Japan. FAU - Yamazaki, Fumiyoshi AU - Yamazaki F AD - International Mass Imaging Center and Department of Cellular and Molecular Anatomy, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Shizuoka 431-3192, Japan. FAU - Morita, Shin-Ya AU - Morita SY AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-4079-707X AD - Department of Pharmacy, Shiga University of Medical Science Hospital, Shiga 520-2192, Japan. FAU - Sato, Shumpei AU - Sato S AD - International Mass Imaging Center and Department of Cellular and Molecular Anatomy, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Shizuoka 431-3192, Japan. FAU - Kubo, Yoshihito AU - Kubo Y AD - Division of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Department of Anatomy, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu 520-2192, Japan. FAU - Kono, Tadaaki AU - Kono T AD - Division of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Department of Anatomy, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu 520-2192, Japan. FAU - Setou, Mitsutoshi AU - Setou M AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-1302-6467 AD - International Mass Imaging Center and Department of Cellular and Molecular Anatomy, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Shizuoka 431-3192, Japan. AD - Preeminent Medical Photonics Education & Research Center, Shizuoka 431-3192, Japan. AD - Department of Anatomy, University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR, China. FAU - Yoshioka, Mina AU - Yoshioka M AD - Division of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Department of Anatomy, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu 520-2192, Japan. FAU - Fujino, Junya AU - Fujino J AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-5285-2032 AD - Division of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Department of Anatomy, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu 520-2192, Japan. FAU - Sugihara, Hiroyuki AU - Sugihara H AD - Division of Molecular Diagnostic Pathology, Department of Pathology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu 520-2192, Japan. FAU - Kojima, Hideto AU - Kojima H AD - Department of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu 520-2192, Japan, and. FAU - Yamada, Naoto AU - Yamada N AD - Department of Psychiatry, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu 520-2192, Japan. FAU - Udagawa, Jun AU - Udagawa J AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-6573-9434 AD - Division of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Department of Anatomy, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu 520-2192, Japan, udagawa@belle.shiga-med.ac.jp. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20190807 PL - United States TA - J Neurosci JT - The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience JID - 8102140 RN - 0 (Plasmalogens) RN - 0 (phosphatidal ethanolamines) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Behavior, Animal/*physiology MH - Female MH - Male MH - Malnutrition/*complications/metabolism MH - Plasmalogens/*metabolism MH - Prefrontal Cortex/*metabolism MH - Pregnancy MH - Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects/*metabolism MH - Rats MH - Rats, Wistar PMC - PMC6764206 OTO - NOTNLM OT - hyperactivity OT - maternal undernutrition OT - plasmalogen phosphatidylethanolamine OT - prefrontal cortex EDAT- 2019/08/09 06:00 MHDA- 2020/07/07 06:00 PMCR- 2020/03/25 CRDT- 2019/08/09 06:00 PHST- 2018/10/21 00:00 [received] PHST- 2019/07/28 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2019/07/31 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2019/08/09 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/07/07 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2019/08/09 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2020/03/25 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - JNEUROSCI.2721-18.2019 [pii] AID - 2721-18 [pii] AID - 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2721-18.2019 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Neurosci. 2019 Sep 25;39(39):7689-7702. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2721-18.2019. Epub 2019 Aug 7.